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HR 1455 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food

Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act

Introduced: May 25, 2023 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 4, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Mar 8, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act

This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a plantain and banana plant health initiative.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for

  • studying potential resistance and tolerance to nonnative diseases and insect pests;
  • increasing research for treatment of pests that affect plantains and bananas;
  • conducting field studies to evaluate plantain and banana cultivars with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests, and adaptability to tropical soils;
  • educating growers on best practices to promote safe production of plantains and bananas; and
  • establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pests.
What's happening now April 4, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · May 25, 2023
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Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Mar 8, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1455: Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1455/
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"H.R. 1455: Plantain and Banana Plant Health Initiative Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1455/.
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